Live Coverage: Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Jordan, Iraq Amid Depleting U.S. Interceptor Supplies

1. Credible missile threat from Iran and proxies forced Trump to use older Air Force One leaving NATO summit Newsworthy Reliable Very negative
2. U.S. disabled tanker after it ignored repeated blockade warnings sailing toward Iran Newsworthy Reliable Negative
3. Strait of Hormuz shipping dropped to six vessels, Bab el-Mandeb Strait crossings increased to forty-nine despite Houthi threats Newsworthy Reliable Negative
4. Oil prices fell below $100 after a volatile week driven by Middle East shipping route tensions Newsworthy Reliable Negative
5. Trump publicly trusts Xi and Putin's statements that China and Russia are not arming Iran, contradicting Pentagon assessments Newsworthy Plausible Neutral
6. U.S. imposed sanctions on Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani for aiding regime, despite his prior death sentence Newsworthy Reliable Negative
7. EU sanctions five Iranian judges and a cyber group leader for human rights abuses amid ongoing conflict Relevant Reliable Very negative
8. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet Trump next week and attend Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral Relevant Reliable Neutral

Type: live blog · Analysis confidence: 95%

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• Trump declares US 'locked and loaded' for major Iran action amid diplomatic talks • US conducts 13 days of strikes • Iran reports first no-strike night • Houthis attack Saudi Aramco, Saudi retaliates • US disables vessels breaching Iranian blockade • War casualties high with Pentagon casualty data questioned • Iran nuclear ambitions remain US focus
• US Central Command halts strikes on Iran after two weeks • Iran-backed Houthis escalate missile attacks on Saudi Arabia • US disables tanker defying Iranian blockade in Gulf of Oman • Crude oil prices surge past $100 amid Red Sea tension • Pentagon revises down U.S. Iran war casualties sparking backlash • Iran increases military support to Yemen Houthis • Saudi Arabia warns after Red Sea vessel attack